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Republican candidate because he exudes middle class values. romney exudes 1% values. >> if thats the dynamic, what do you make of the defense that youre just jealous. youre just envious? >> could say that if youre mitt romney. maybe he meant it that way. but its going to be taken that way. multiply that by here we are in january. if hes the nominee, were going to do this through november in a climate where this country is talking about economic inequality and class. and this guy has the tendenci...

Voices are former pennsylvania governor ed rendell, now an nbc news political analyst, and joan walsh, editor at large for salon.com. thank you both for being on the show tonight. >> our pleasure. >> thanks, reverend. >> governor rendell, is this a conversation mitt willard romney and the republicans are hoping not to have this year about income equality? >> sure, but thats a false hope. theres no way we cant discuss that issue when more americans than ever are in poverty, when in my home state,...

But i sort of have to chuckle when they describe you and me as being dangerous! thats one thing, they are telling the truth, because we are dangerous to the status quo of this country! >> and now to the riddle of ron paul. what does he want and why does he want it? joining me now are political columnist for salon.com steve kornacki and from washington, d.c., senior adviser to the ron paul campaign, doug weed. doug, thanks for joining us tonight. you know, i look at the ron paul candidate and i i...

Written by a new york reporter. well try get her on. she was interviewed -- she said the author of 30 current and obama staffers, but white house has pushed back sayingoverdraman and that kanter didnt interview them for the book. ed rendell was governor of pennsylvania. hes now an msnbc analyst. i dont know how he got dragged into this. and jenna walsh, editor for salon.com. im not going to knock it because i have another book out on kennedy id rather people read, but i just wonder if its overwr...

Chief of staff in three years. and his first chief of staff not from chicago. jack lu who currently serves as budget director will officially take over at the end of the month. joining me now are national affairs editor john heilman and political columnist for salon.com. gentlemen, what do we make of the white house switching to a chief of staff during an election year who has no presidential campaign experience? daily does. daily has been in the operations on the campaigns. >> i think the campa...

Its meant a lot. i want to congratulate jack on his new role. i know hes going to do an outstanding job. >> bill daley is out and jack lu is in as president obamas third chief of staff in three years. and his first chief of staff not from chicago. jack lu who currently serves as budget director will officially take over at the end of the month. joining me now are national affairs editor john heilman and political columnist for salon.com. gentlemen, what do we make of the white house switching to...

Democratic partys heir apparent in 2016. now this is all great fodder for cable news, i dont think the biden/clinton switch is going to take place but i like talking about it. i do think its a discussion the democrats need to have because theres nothing wrong with it. just hear me out on this one. the democratic party needs to be thinking about the next generation. with clinton on the ticket, it would be really looking good for 16 years for a democrat in the white house, dont you think? its a wa...

New hampshire republicans have this national reputation for being the sane ones, for being the ones who have it together, at least compared to those crazy republicans in iowa. but why exactly do they still have that reputation? joining us now is steve kornacki. hes a political news editor at salon.com. steve, thanks for joining us. nice to have you here. >> yeah, good to be here. >> i know that you have been reporting in new hampshire and that you have been watching the contest there, as we all ...

Tuesday its going to be a more fun night than we expect. >> i hope so. >> i hope so too. steve kornacki, political editor at salon.com. its always good to have you here. some all good news dumbing up. im not being snarky. im not being sarcastic. its good news and its about you. also we have thomas frank coming up and barney frank coming up. and no, they are not related. thats all ahead. ♪ more and more folks are trying out snapshot from progressive.

This national reputation for being the sane ones, for being the ones who have it together, at least compared to those crazy republicans in iowa. but why exactly do they still have that reputation? joining us now is steve kornacki. hes a political news editor at salon.com. steve, thanks for joining us. nice to have you here. >> yeah, good to be here. >> i know that you have been reporting in new hampshire and that you have been watching the contest there, as we all have, toward the 2012 race. but...